Russian Revolution centenary
How revolution spread across Russia’s empire
20 June 2017Beginning in the capital Petrograd, the revolution quickly convulsed the vast Russian empire in struggles
How do you deal with debate during a revolution?
20 June 2017It’s a myth that the Bolsheviks were repressive dictators. Open debate was central to their revolutionary method
Alexander Kerensky was loyal to the war but a traitor to the revolution
06 June 2017Alexander Kerensky started out on the side of the revolution but betrayed workers’ and soldiers’ demands for an end to the war
The sailors of Kronstadt saw the best and the worst of the Russian revolution
30 May 2017Working class sailors in the Baltic Fleet were the revolution’s powerhouse—and later the victims of its isolation and decline
Why did ‘soviets’ matter?
23 May 2017Most of the media and mainstream politicians don’t think much of ordinary people.
Will only downtrodden workers fight back?
16 May 2017War and hunger sparked the Russian Revolution in 1917, but will only such desperate conditions lead to a revolution?
Hope, Tragedy, Myths—British Library throws the book at the Russian Revolution
02 May 2017The British Library’s new Russian Revolution exhibition has some fantastic artefacts but a poor conclusion, writes Sarah Bates
Russia 1917—new book is a weapon against the right
02 May 2017As the centenary of the Russian Revolution progresses, shelves in bookshops are beginning to groan under the weight of books about 1917.
May Day in Russia, 1917 - a beacon to workers across the world
25 April 2017May Day 1917 saw massive celebrations in Russia—but tension was brewing against the provisional government
Stalin was the embodiment of a counter-revolution
18 April 2017Joseph Stalin wrote to his Bolshevik party comrade Lev Kamenev in 1912, “I kiss you on the nose, Eskimo-fashion. Dammit! I miss you something awful. I miss you like hell, I swear. I have no one, not a soul to have a proper talk with, damn you.”
Only taking the revolution beyond Russia could save it from ruling classes' attack
11 April 2017The internationalism of the Bolsheviks challenged the ideology of the war and posed a threat to the world’s capitalists
How Lenin won the Bolshevik party to fight for workers’ power
04 April 2017A sharp argument within the Bolshevik party stopped it from supporting imperialist war—and helped push the revolution forward
Organising at work helped to protect the Russian Revolution
04 April 2017Workers flocked to join unions during the Russian Revolution—but as they grew bigger, so did their contradictions
Lenin sought to unite workers in struggle
21 March 2017Our rulers caricature the Bolsheviks who led the Russian Revolution because they are afraid of a repeat
Simmering Petrograd was ready to boil over
14 March 2017Rapid capitalist development in Russian cities gave birth to a working class that dug the Tsar and capitalism’s grave
February 1917 - when workers remade history
07 March 2017A century ago this week in Russia, the February Revolution ended an ancient dictatorship and began the quest for a new society
How troops refused orders and joined the Russian Revolution
28 February 2017A mutiny by soldiers was key to forcing out the Tsar in Russia—and a mass revolt of ordinary people made their rebellion possible
Was the Russian Revolution completely spontaneous?
14 February 2017Workers and soldiers spontaneously rose up against the Tsar many times—but it took organisation to carry this through to victory
Sexual liberation in the Russian Revolution
14 February 2017The 1917 Russian Revolution saw many gains for LGBT+ rights. These were inseparable from the fight for socialism
Despite the curator, Russian artists shine in new exhibit
14 February 2017The Royal Academy’s revolutionary Russian art exhibition is impressive, but the working class is rarely seen as fully active within history
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